21st February – Reach Daily Challenges Commentary

Low credits again – I think we might want to get used to this as a feature, perhaps a sign the challenges are becoming more regulated and standardised after the experimentation we’ve seen since the start of the year…

Covenant-cide – Kill 120 enemies in Firefight Matchmaking – 1100 cR

Approximate kill volumes:

• Score Attack – 100
• Gruntpocalypse – 120
• Fiesta Attack/2X Score Attack ~ 125
• Firefight – Anything up to 350/400

So one game of any of these will almost get you there, I’d recommend factoring in the next challenge first then topping up if you don’t hit your 120.

A Friend in Need – Earn 10 assists in Firefight Matchmaking – 1000 cR

Courtyard all the way, especially on the Elites and Brutes. If you do 40% or more damage and someone else kills the enemy in 4 seconds you get an assist. So when you start seeing Elites and Brutes start hammering them (particularly using an overcharged Plasma Pistol on Elites) when there are other people clustered around you.

Short, Controlled Bursts – Kill 100 enemies with automatic weapons in the Campaign today – 1000 cR

Automatic weapons are those that fire repeatedly, namely the Assault Rifle, Plasma Repeater, Plasma Rifle, Needler and Spiker. In Campaign you want a mission with lots and lots of enemies quickly. As usual, Winter Contingency’s a good one as it’s not too hard, and the enemies come quickly. Stick to Normal difficulty so you don’t have to spend too long.

A Solid Outing – Earn at least 12 kills in a multiplayer Matchmaking game – 1300 cR

Best ways to get lots of kills in one game:

• Multi Team Battle – Particularly the variants of Oddball or Crazy King as you can take out people going for the objective, but normal Slayer works well in this mode as well
• Invasion – Depends on your skill level, but the games are long so it’s quite possible to get a lot of kills
• Rumble Pit – Most variants help with this, bar Headhunter. Whilst the target is often only 25 you’ll find several players always getting close to the target in a game.
• Grifball – If you get your timing right this is so easy in any Grifball game where someone grabs the bomb but doesn’t score. I’m hopeful this counts all 3 rounds as one game, so it’s even easier.
• Team Slayer/SWAT – Again depends on your skill level, and that of your team, but it’s definitely possible to get 15 in a game without too much stress

So pretty easy, a nice mix which a lot of people have said they want lately – I quite like having specific days (Thurs-Firefight, Fri-Multiplayer) for challenges on a particular mode, but a mix is really good to mix it up and get me playing.

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